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but they left behind a calendar to fuck over modern civilizations

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"hey let's make a calendar."
"alright dude why?"
"we should have it end on some arbitrary day and then future civilizations will freak the fuck out and think the worlds going to end or some shit."
"man that is fucking hilarious. you have been blessed by quetzlcoatl the trickster god or something"
"dude that motherfucker is probably my dad"
*clinks mayan beer bottles together*

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Quote: from Catacomb at 11:35 am on Nov. 20, 2008

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but they left behind a calendar to fuck over modern civilizations

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"hey let's make a calendar."
"alright dude why?"
"we should have it end on some arbitrary day and then future civilizations will freak the fuck out and think the worlds going to end or some shit."
"man that is fucking hilarious. you have been blessed by quetzlcoatl the trickster god or something"
"dude that motherfucker is probably my dad"
*clinks mayan beer bottles together*

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This is generally attributed to the environmental damage the Mayans put upon the Yucatan peninsula during their Golden Age.  They drained the jungles and swamps of the place so that they could farm there, and with the booming population they had during their Golden Age, this put more strain on the land.  Eventually they got to a point where they simply couldn't support anymore, and as a result, many of the city states plunged into war with its neighbors for competing resources, and also destroyed much of the irrigation they had there during this time.  As a result, the population declined, became more impoverished, and the Golden Age ended, which the Mayans never really fully recovered from by the time the Spanish came to Mesoamerica.

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The Mayans never really "fell" as in a complete collapse of their civilization. They were still there, speaking Mayan languages, practicing Mayan customs / culture / religion, and living in Mayan cities when the Spanish arrived. Thing is, their "Golden Age" ended, and probably around 800 ADish, I'm thinking?

This is generally attributed to the environmental damage the Mayans put upon the Yucatan peninsula during their Golden Age. They drained the jungles and swamps of the place so that they could farm there, and with the booming population they had during their Golden Age, this put more strain on the land. Eventually they got to a point where they simply couldn't support anymore, and as a result, many of the city states plunged into war with its neighbors for competing resources, and also destroyed much of the irrigation they had there during this time. As a result, the population declined, became more impoverished, and the Golden Age ended, which the Mayans never really fully recovered from by the time the Spanish came to Mesoamerica.

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sauces?

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sauces?

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That's just general shit I remember off the top of my head (and one should bear in mind that why the Mayan Golden Age ended isn't all that clear to begin with, and it more than likely wasn't just one single cause).  I'm too lazy to look up any real sources.  Take my word for it or don't.  It's up to you.  Wiki will tell you what I pretty much did.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_collapse